Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bigrīpan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *bi- +‎ *grīpan.

Verb edit

*bigrīpan

  1. to grasp, apprehend
  2. to understand, comprehend

Inflection edit

Strong class 1
Infinitive *bigrīpan
1st sg. past *bigraip
3rd pl. past *bigripun
Past ptcple *bigripan
Infinitive *bigrīpan
Genitive infin. *bigrīpannjas
Dative infin. *bigrīpannjē
Instrum. infin. *bigrīpannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bigrīpu *bigraip
2nd singular *bigrīpiʀi *bigripī
3rd singular *bigrīpidi *bigraip
1st plural *bigrīpum *bigripum
2nd plural *bigrīpid *bigripud
3rd plural *bigrīpand *bigripun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bigrīpē *bigripī
2nd singular *bigrīpēs *bigripī
3rd singular *bigrīpē *bigripī
1st plural *bigrīpēm *bigripīm
2nd plural *bigrīpēþ *bigripīd
3rd plural *bigrīpēn *bigripīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bigrīp
Plural *bigrīpid
Present Past
Participle *bigrīpandī *bigripan

Descendants edit